Shack Wrecked Boy Injured At Sutherland SYDNEY
A small shack owned by W. Gardiner of Newtown, was wrecked by an explosion at Sutherland. Flames followed and all in inflammable…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1940
128 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 7
First War Relic in Melbourne a German Lifeboat
A German lifeboat, the first souvenir of the war to reach Australia, lies on the deck of a British freighter now in port. The boat is from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Wrecks Pier (“Mercury” Service)
A mine exploded when it touched a [?] near Haugemund (Norway). Three house and sever…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →R. A. F. Fighter Wrecked: But Crew Escapes (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, January 3
Two occupants were rescued from the wreckage of a British plane which made a forced landing in Belgium. The men suffered superficial burns. The Air Ministry communique set out: “An aircraft of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Finnish Patrol Vessel Wrecked (Australian Press Assn. Message.) MADRID
The French patrol vessel Barsac went aground, on the coast of Spain and became a total wreck, with the loss of 18 members of the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blown Ashore Launch Swamped in Fierce Gale Sydney
A message from Darwin states that three man, returning from Melville Island, were blown ashore exhausted after their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plane Wrecked
The plane was found by searchers shortly after 1 a.m. The tail was lying in a creek, the badly smashed fuselage was some distance away…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →R.a.a.f. Plane Down Near Kurri Kurri Crew Jump with Parachutes Two Safe; Searchers Find Wreck
Shortly before a Royal Australian Air Force Avro Anson bomber cashed in the Kurd Kuri distict a few minutes before midnight on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plane Smash Wreckage Removed. Kurri Rurri
The wreckage of the [?] bomber, which crashed near Kurri Kurri early yesterday morning was removed to-day by a squad of Air…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nazi Savagery. Dutch Steamer Torpedoed. Trawler Bombed and Machine-gunned. Amsteradm, Monday
A U-boat torpedoed mid sank' the Dutch steamer Arendskerk, 7906 tons, in the Bay of Biscay. She was laden with piecc goods for Affrica…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Drowned in Yacht Wreck Melbourne
When their yacht was, wrecked on b sandbar near Inveigh, Alfred Johnson Frongerud, 65, his wife Christine, 45 and two…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Dead Motor Ship Wrecked SUVA, January 16
The motor-ship Tituila, which was engaged in the Apia-Pago Paso service has been wrecked on Tutu[?] Island…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Explosion Kills 2; Wrecks Works (“Mercury” Service) Gibbstown (Penn.), January 17
At least two, were killed and five injured as the result an explosion of 6000 lbs of nitro-glycerine, which destroyed a unit of the Dupont powder works. An area of 50 miles was rocked, and windows were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greek Steamer Sunk (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, January 18
The Greek steamer Asteria was stink by a mine in the North Sea, and eleven members of the crew and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mast Craves Damage on Cargo en Steamer SYDNEY
Considerable damage was created to an oversees cargo scammer in the Barbour this morning when a large man crashed on the deck…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damage to Overseas Cargo Steamer Large Mast Crashes to Deck. Sydney
Considerable damage was caused on an overseas cargo steamer in the Harbour this morning when a large mast crashed on to the deck…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wind and Rainstorm at Grafton Hangar Demolished and Glider Wrecked
A terrific wind and rainstorm yesterday afternoon demolished the hangar at South Grafton aerodrome, smashed part of the Newcastle Aero…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Merchant Steamer. Arrives After Eventful Journey. Was Attacked by Bomber. Wellington (N.z.)
A merchant vessel which has arrived in Wellington was attacked off the English coast by Heinkel planes, which dropped five bombs and then…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War at Sea. Explosion on Steamer. LONDON
Forty members of the crew and three passengers are missing from the steamer Biarritz, following an explosion in the North Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Few Survivors Explosion on Steamer (“Mercury” Service) LONDON. Jan. 25
Survivors from the steamer Barflies which sank in the North Sea following an explosion, total seven of a crew of 14, while 40 are dead sad…
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